Digital BW, The Print

Roger that.

Scott

Paul Roark wrote:

> Scott,
>
> I outline what I've found with respect to the sliders at
> Http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/C86-EZ-UT-Readme.htm .
>
> If the 90% - 95% contrast is too low, consider moving the Yellow to 
> -25 and
> Cyan to +25. As to the CMY sliders, that is about all I found very useful.
>
> In addition to the other sliders, the gamma setting is also relevant. 
> Gamma
> 2.2 prints darker than Gamma 1.8.
>
> If you are using Photoshop you might consider implementing the 
> soft-proofing
> procedure outlined at 
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/Monitor-Profiling.htm .
>
> There was a major thread here discussing my exploration of other ways to
> achieve a monitor-to-print match, and I came back to this method, 
> which I've
> been using for a long time, as the best way to go.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott
> > McLoughlin
> > Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 1:08 AM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Skin tones and C86 Sliders
> >
> >
> > I'm staring at some skin tones on an arm. Light is low and even (living
> > room). Skin tone is caucasion, but tanned. I'm printing on EEM, and
> > there's a ton (relatively) of contrast in this arm/wrist. It's also
> > relatively
> > too bright compared to the monitor.
> >
> > I've futzed with the brightness/contrast sliders quite a bit. They have
> > a good effect on some other parts of the photo - a dark shoe, some
> > jeans, a white radiator and whiter television screen. But the skin's
> > midtones seem to change only slightly, and retain a rather contrasty
> > appearance on the print that's not on the screen.
> >
> > I also futzed with my monitor settings, to see if I could duplicate the
> > contrasty arm/wrist on the print. No go. Even with B0% and C100%,
> > the skin tone retains a relatively tan/dark/smooth low contrast 
> appearance
> > on the screen.
> >
> > So my question. Might I profiftably futz with the CMY sliders to somehow
> > adjust midtone contrast? If so, where might my trials begin? In this
> > photo,
> > the hand is pretty much the subject of the photograph.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
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